Product Launch Manager - Jobs in Winnipeg, MB

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Product Launch ManagerNew Flyer is North Americas heavy-duty transit bus leader with various locations in North America. Offering the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE™ brands. It also offers infrastructure development through New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. Further information is available at www.newflyer.com.POSITION SUMMARYThe Product Launch Manager is primarily responsible for collaborating with various members of the Manufacturing and Engineering teams to develop and execute manufacturing readiness plans. The successful applicant will orchestrate internal resources to deliver to the manufacturing contractual obligations of the customer program, or internal obligations set for the introduction of new or improved products to the market.WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Oversee Product Launch Process. Act as project manager responsible for maintaining project plans for new design projects. Identify, involve, and motivate cross functional members on the launch team to develop project plans. Manage resources by distributing the workload among launch team members.
• Participate in NDI (new design integration) meetings with Design Engineering.
• Identify if any special processes or new systems are in the build that require support from Business Systems, Engineering, ME (Manufacturing Engineering), QA (Quality Assurance), or suppliers, etc.
• Review designs for manufacturability and provide feedback to engineering related to BOM (Bill of Materials) structure and process capabilities of the manufacturing facilities.
• Coordinate with Process Planning and Manufacturing Engineering to establish routings for pre-production installations released to file.
• Work upstream with BIDs, Vehicle Application Engineers, Lead Project Engineers, and Customer Program Management to ensure the contract requirements are understood and specials are communicated with downstream Manufacturing groups.
• Aid in identifying design errors for correction through design reviews during pilot and lead bus production.
• Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) to ensure the voice of manufacturing is considered when making design or supplier changes. (Drive cut-ins, configurations, as determined during product launch process).
• Identify and repair systems or processes that are dysfunctional, opaque or threaten the successful completion of project timeline, quality, or budget.
• Drive an ongoing effort to create and evolve process capability rather than inspection.
• Refine the Launch Management process; prepare for project-management-style process for future Launch Managers.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

• Four-year university degree in engineering, business, or supply chain or relevant experience.
• Certificate in Program Management strongly preferred.
• 3+ years in a Production or Automotive Design related function.
• Proficient with MS Excel and MS Project.
• Oracle EBS, MS Access, SQL, and Power BI would be ideal qualifications.
• Program Management for a vehicle manufacturing strongly preferred.
• Ability to communicate professionally, work with minimal supervision.
• Motivated self-starter who is solutions oriented.
• Exceptional time management and organization skills.
• Flexible with travel up to 33% of the time.

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM:

• Competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package.
• A continuous learning environment.
• Ability to advance your career with a growing company.
• NFI Group has been named a Manitoba Top Employer for 2020 and this is the tenth since the competition was established in 2007.
• Employee social committee organizes numerous events throughout the year, including summer barbecues, holiday festivities, sporting events and tournaments, and much more.
• Ongoing employee development through a variety of in-house training initiatives along with tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions.

OUR WHY:We exist to move people. Our mission is to design and deliver exceptional transportation solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient and reliable.NFI Group is a leading independent global bus manufacturer providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation solutions. News and information are available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, www.arbocsv.com, www.alexander-dennis.com, www.carfaircomposites.com and www.nfi.parts.Quick Apply

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